Article 1 Beneficiaries

The right of access concerns documents held by the Agency, that is to say, documents drawn up or received by it and in its possession.

Citizens of the Union and natural or legal persons residing or having their registered agency in a Member State shall exercise their right of access to documents of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (hereinafter the Agency) pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (hereinafter Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001) in accordance with these detailed rules.

Pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, citizens of third countries not residing in a Member State and legal persons not having their registered Agency in one of the Member States shall enjoy the right of access to Agency documents on the same terms as the beneficiaries referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.